Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-16
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
SERVICES AT IuE YOUNG MgE's CHRIS
TIAN ASSOCIATION HALL.
Address Of Rev. Dr.. Kerr Last NiRht-hev.
II. II. jackson, D. D to Speak
Tonight

At tho Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton Hall last night the services were |
opened with the hymn "On Jordan's |
Stormy Banks Stand"
Mr. Charles Il. Thomas then read the !
twelfth chapter OF Ecccsiastes, and Rev.
Calvin Stewart, Of the Fourth Presby- |
tcrian church, offered prayer. The !
hymn g! Gave my Life Tor Thee was |
sung.
Rev. Z. p. Kerr, D. D., Of the First /.
Presbyterian church, then delivered an /
address ON the text Remember now I.
thy creator IN the days Of thy youth.
OUR DUTY.
This Injunction is chiefly to the young,
but, Ds. Kousaid, be would first address /
himself 10 those who are no longer
youug Many OF those who have already /.
passed the prime Of life are still unsWed, /
and these words apply with even greater /
force to such than to the youDg. \
stronger commandment, some will say,
might have been given than simply to
remember our Creator, but If We give
D.
they viii no longer appear trivial. 70 (
remember our Creator is to be saved 20
FORGET Him is to be lost. Dives was told /
10y Abraham: "Rcmemhcr son, thou in
thy lifetime recoivcdst thy good things, I
and Lazarus evil things, and now he is /
comfoIted and thou art tormented.' We I.
must recall the prayer of the penitent
thief on the cross Lord, remember /
me when Thou comcst into Thy king /
dom, which transformed the cross into I
q throne.
TIE CLUTCHES or SIN.
II is n most important tMng to remem- I
ber God. So when tine thief asked the I.
Saviour f. remember him when he came /,
into ils kingdom he did not ask Him to /
DO any mighty decd for him, to give /
him throne at His right hand; it was !
simply saying Lord, all Thou hast to /
do ], TO think me into glory" And our /
Saviour was SO pleased with his humility /
that lie lid not bid him wait, but said ;
"Tms day shalt thou be with Me in .
Paradise.
If "a man remembers God, and remem- /
bcrs Him continually. can he continue to /
sim can hc continue 10 partake Of the .
intoxicating cup, and to frequent the /
vile hamt- of wee? If he can, he must !.
be hrd-heMted sinner indeed
GODS GOODNESS.
IT is doubtful if man can think Of .
God one whole day without prayer,
without looking up to Him with "A deep /
consciousness of his own guilt and of
Gods uuspeakable goodness. This di- /.
vine command to remember our Creator
is q most comprehensive one. To forget /
Him is to be lost; to remember Him is T.
20 be saved eterually. Would it have /
been more impressive to speak of Him
i'm some other way than as our Creator
for instance. as our Father or our Sa- .
viour2 Let MS see. in the beginning 7
God created the heavens and the earth. /
ITEs TEMPTATIONS.
Young mou. remember Him Of the
Creation, Him of Calvary, and thou
caust not yield to the temptations which I.
surround thee. Think OF Him as the |.
Almighty Creator of the universe, to /
whom all thy thoughts lie open, and all 7
thy words and actions are known, and
thou caust not go on in course of sin
winch thou lroWoSt TO Toe abhoucnt in
His sieht. Think of Him but for twelve
hours as thy Heavenly Father who loves
thee moro than any earthly parent can
ever love and thou wilt feel compelled to
make Him some return for His infinite
love to thee.
1t is far easier to become a Christian
in youth. II yOu do not become a
Christian thea the chances are against
Won. and are ever increasing against YOU
0f ever becoming one hereafter. YoUr
heart becomes hardened, with every
flower faded. every stream driedUp. The
days viii come when you will say: 81
have mo- pleasure in them. Or ever the
silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl
bc broken. or the pitcher be broken ct
the fountain, on the wheel broken Mt the
cistcru Then shall the dust return to
the earth. as it was. and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave IT,
Dr. hcrr's closing WAS very eloquent.
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER.
Mr.. Thomas read several requests for
prayer.
lie referred to a number of young
mon i'm Baltimore to whom he had been
i'm the habit Of speaking Of the Saviour,
and for whom he requested the prayers
of all present Prayer WAS offered 10y
Rev. Dir. j. q. Newton, Of the Monu-
mental church.
The hymn - have Saviour, He's
pleading in glory, was sung.
Nir. Thomas aunouccd that the meet
ing tonight would be addressed by Rev.
II. NJ. jackson, OF Grace church, and
requested that oil would use their IN
hucuce with young men to get them to
attend these meetings.
The bcncdicton was pronounced by
Rev. T. p. Kerr.